I was wondering if i can still get the OTA update for the Atrix..
will the root stay?
everything is completely stock!
you can get update without any problems but you will loose root. use gingerbreak after you update to 1.8.3 but remember to backup internal memory card, do some search here. tons of answers already posted
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Sorry to jump in in a weird place but how exactly do you root the atrix?
aldenk2035 said:
Sorry to jump in in a weird place but how exactly do you root the atrix?
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I recently rooted my eris with the 1 click root app. No problem, everything went great. I was able to flash a rom and my phone works perfectly. But, I went to partition the SD card, and found that I must have deleted the update.zip file. Is there any way to replace\recreate this? I am running GSB 3.0
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I recently rooted my eris with the 1 click root app. No problem, everything went great. I was able to flash a rom and my phone works perfectly. But, I went to partition the SD card, and found that I must have deleted the update.zip file. Is there any way to replace\recreate this? I am running GSB 3.0
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i would like to ask what the update.zip is for im pretty sure you only get them with clockworkmod recovery which i dont use but whats`the update.zip about is it a backup? haha im sorry i cant answer your question but firgured id threw this question in the mix casue i was wondering what it is
The upgrade.zip was created when I rooted my phone. I erased it , thinking that I didn't need it. When I tried to partition my SD card, I got an error telling me that it couldn't find my upgrade.zip file.
zeus1330 said:
The upgrade.zip was created when I rooted my phone. I erased it , thinking that I didn't need it. When I tried to partition my SD card, I got an error telling me that it couldn't find my upgrade.zip file.
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If you rooted with 1-click, I think that you are talking about rootme.zip. You only need to flash that if you root and continue to run the stock Eris build - it adds the Superuser app and a few other little things that are included with any custom ROM that you would install.
You can get it back if you really want it by running 1-click again, I would think. But if you are installing a custom ROM, you do not need it.
Hey guys,
Im about to update my phone OTA and i will like to re-root. When reading the steps to root again it says that it will delete the entire internal SD card. How do you back this up? Is the only way to back it up with Titanum and clicking everything installed and then backing it up that way or is there another way of backing it up? is it in the works to retain root how we did with the 4.1.5.7 update?
StyleUkno said:
Hey guys,
Im about to update my phone OTA and i will like to re-root. When reading the steps to root again it says that it will delete the entire internal SD card. How do you back this up? Is the only way to back it up with Titanum and clicking everything installed and then backing it up that way or is there another way of backing it up? is it in the works to retain root how we did with the 4.1.5.7 update?
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You can already retain root using the previous GladRoot method! I guess the op just hasn't updated it yet to say so, he did however confirm on that post that it works to retain root on the 4.1.83 update. I can confirm it works as well. I had no mods so I accepted the update, ran "afterupdate" from GladRoot & drank a beer.
previous gladroot method? whats that? is it the same thing as when updating to 4.1.5.7?
StyleUkno said:
previous gladroot method? whats that? is it the same thing as when updating to 4.1.5.7?
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Yes, absolutely! Do it the exact same way.
i dont remember how i did it lol...i just remember clicking beforeupdate.bat then installing 5.7 then afterupdate.bat. Im still running a stock rom in it, so i should just install the update and click afterupdate.bat or do the before update then the after update?
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Never mind i figured it out...all i did was update the phone then click afterupdate.bat and that was it. Thanks
Im getting the problem that a lot of people have gotten, that the android market is no longer working (try to start it; You must add an account to the device to continue. Do you want to add one now?), probably due to an auto update. I had rolled back to 1.4.1 to root (which i later learned was unecessary), so the device updated itself a few weeks after my root. I used albert's method on a 4gb microSD.
Do I need to reroot the device? my concern is, will I lose all my apps, and all the settings of those apps? what all is lost / how should I go about fixing this?
anyone else have or know how to fix this issue?
go back to 1.4.0 and use albert's root sdcard method.
Will this cause it to try to update to 1.4.2 again in the future? Or will this fix it because the root was meant for blocking updates on 1.4.0?
I'll lose all my apps correct?
brutalmouse said:
Will this cause it to try to update to 1.4.2 again in the future? Or will this fix it because the root was meant for blocking updates on 1.4.0?
I'll lose all my apps correct?
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It all depends which root method you use to root but what you can do is always once rooted apply the the block separately by using titanium backup (indirect's method) that way you won't get the update, so far that is the most reliable way.
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My bad if this is a dumb question, but where can i find documentation on the indirect method? Instructions files etc.. Ready to try this one
brutalmouse said:
My bad if this is a dumb question, but where can i find documentation on the indirect method? Instructions files etc.. Ready to try this one
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In the development section.
How do i roll back to 1.4.0 with out any back updates and fastboot is not working with the adb fix?
I just was reading the eclipse thread and I really want to flash eclipse after I install the OTA, but I originally rooted using ZergRush. The thread said that you can't update to the newest OTA if you have used ZergRush since It moves some files around, do I need to d/l a stock version of 2.3.4 and SBF back to that or if I unroot using ZergRush will that work??
Please ask questions in Q&A forums.
Thread moved.
I would recommend going back to stock 2.3.4 and rooting using Pete's One Click Root. ZR modifies some system files which borks the update, and while unrooting through ZR will take away your root access, I'm not sure it'll re-modify (or unmodify?) the system files. While it may be another step (and maybe another 5-10 minutes of your time) if ZR unroot ends up messing with the update anyway, you'd still have to do it. Much easier to just start fresh then it is to get halfway through and learn you have to start over anyway.
I was an idiot and did not backup the stock ROM unrooted.
ziggityz said:
I was an idiot and did not backup the stock ROM unrooted.
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Hence, that is what SBF is for.
Sent from my Eclipsed 2.2 phone.
yeah the whole sbf kinda scares me...but I'm sure it's not bad I was scared of flashing roms and I've done it countless times now. Will an SBF wipe my external SD card too?? It's just a pain to go stock, root, and restore all my apps again, I know a couple days of work will pay off, but I almost want to stay on liberty and not get the OTA....I've sent my brain into a bootloop today!
if you can flash a rom you can SBF, ain't no thang
ziggityz said:
yeah the whole sbf kinda scares me...but I'm sure it's not bad I was scared of flashing roms and I've done it countless times now. Will an SBF wipe my external SD card too?? It's just a pain to go stock, root, and restore all my apps again, I know a couple days of work will pay off, but I almost want to stay on liberty and not get the OTA....I've sent my brain into a bootloop today!
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No. It only wipes the internal memory. It leaves the internal and external SD cards alone.
For example: with a pc you might have a c: drive and a separate d: and (for the sake of argument) e: drive. Sbfing is like reinstalling windows on your c: drive. It will reformat the c: drive (your internal memory of the phone) but it will leave the d: drive (your internal SD card) and e: drive (your external SD card) alone.
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Go to my thread in (Droid x2 General) it is the
(Official 2.3.5 Root Method for Droid X2 1.3.418 OTA update) and read my instructions this will help you. I dont have eclipse i actually like stock rom way better but once you have used my instructions to get on 2.3.5 rooted u should be able to do what u need to.
With the coming update to .28 dont make the same mistake many of us did with .21. Use rootkeeper, takes a minute and saves a hassle. I've read that .28 fixed the workaround to downgrade so you really dont want to forget to use rootkeeper unless you want to go without root or unlock for a while.
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Another important reminder before applying the update: If you manually removed or renamed any stock .apks to disable them, be sure to put them back before doing the update, or your Prime could be screwed up
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Thanks, forgot that!
Just a general shoutout, dont say you werent warned!
(If you have experiences with the .28 update why not keep it in this thread? no use having a dozen threads about the same thing like we do most updates )
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So I have been meaning to factory reset my prime to get rid of some of the bugs from the HC to ICS update. My plan was to do it after this next update, but your post just reminded me that I would lose root when I reset. Is that correct? Any way to keep it?
Can we root the current update? I'm wondering if I should reset now and root before this upcoming update?
Any info is welcome, thanks!
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If you want to revert to stock and KEEP ROOT do the following (worked for me, ymmv)
Download the firmware you are CURRENTLY ON (for me its .21)
Put that firmware in the ROOT DIRECTORY of your prime (not the removable SD card)
Restart your prime, it should detect that there is an update available and update you to .21 (the same FW you are on)
NOW that you are stock (all stock apps are there) you can go about reverting back to .15 (or your favorite pre-.21 update), use wolf's guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1622628
Get blob file for firmware (download firmware, extract, find blob file. I used .15) MAKE SURE ITS FOR YOUR AREA (Mine is WW)
copy blob file to root dir of the prime
In shell execute: ADB Reboot
let it reboot, dont touch anything
In shell execute: dd if=/sdcard/blob of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p4
it will appear nothing is happening for 3 to 10 minutes. Mine took closer to 15 minutes. BE PATIENT THIS BIT TAKES A WHILE
when you see records in/out in how many seconds you know its done.
in shell execute: ADB Reboot
you should now have a clean, freshly installed prime on .15 Root with your flavor of root tools, use OTA rootkeeper and OTA to .21, then when the OTA to .28 is ready in your area your good to go!
Credit to wolf, go to his thread, hit the thanks button.
Hit my thanks button if i helped! Good luck and i will try to bring forward important info as it happens.
Unless of course Asus do a **** move and completely overwrite /system or rm the voodoo rootkeeper backup specifically in the update script.
Thanks for the reminder.
Maybe Demandarin tells us how he lost his root. Clumbsyness or override by Asus?
Tell us the story bro.
131313 said:
Thanks for the reminder.
Maybe Demandarin tells us how he lost his root. Clumbsyness or override by Asus?
Tell us the story bro.
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If I had to guess it would be because he had to manually install the update from his micro-SD card. OTA Rootkeeper won't work that way.
Hi everyone
I rooted .15 and use OTA Rootkeeper and then OTA to .21.
When the .28 will be released do I have to do something with Rootkeeper or I just OTA to .28...then open Rootkeeper and recover root from .15?
Thx for answer and sorry for my english
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If I had to guess it would be because he had to manually install the update from his micro-SD card. OTA Rootkeeper won't work that way.
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ouch !!
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Let's see; I am on my forth prime since early april now. Three of them on .21 and I had to update all the three via an update.zip from the micro-sd. Do I remember this? Or is it wishful thinking??
... Yeah, I did it from the micro-sd card.... Pure speculation: otarootkeeper will work... Also Demandarin mentioned that GK asked him to do whatever test on his formerly rooted device, so this implies it should still work...but then GK probably doesn't even know how to power on the prime..........................................hell.................
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lukcinek said:
Hi everyone
I rooted .15 and use OTA Rootkeeper and then OTA to .21.
When the .28 will be released do I have to do something with Rootkeeper or I just OTA to .28...then open Rootkeeper and recover root from .15?
Thx for answer and sorry for my english
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You shouldn't have to do anything, but to be safe, open the app and ensure that it says something along the lines of "Root backed up/protected."
Another important reminder before applying the update: If you manually removed or renamed any stock .apks to disable them, be sure to put them back before doing the update, or your Prime could be screwed up
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Another important reminder before applying the update: If you manually removed or renamed any stock .apks to disable them, be sure to put them back before doing the update, or your Prime could be screwed up
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Say what? This is true?
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Say what? This is true?
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Your prime won't be screwed up, but you will be unable to load the update.
I speak from personal experience.
I have heard it looks at the 'preinstall' folder.
Where else I do not know? Help
razr maxx - stock rom
cam30era said:
Say what? This is true?
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phree1 said:
Your prime won't be screwed up, but you will be unable to load the update.
I speak from personal experience.
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I never made this mistake, so I can't speak from personal experience, but I thought I remember people having problems as a result of this. However, I very well may have just been thinking of being unable to load the latest update.
Regardless, you don't want to experience either of these issues
phree1 said:
Your prime won't be screwed up, but you will be unable to load the update.
I speak from personal experience.
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Which .apk's have to be "in place" for the update load? All of the Google and Asus ones?
So I have been meaning to factory reset my prime to get rid of some of the bugs from the HC to ICS update. My plan was to do it after this next update, but your post just reminded me that I would lose root when I reset. Is that correct? Any way to keep it?
Can we root the current update? I'm wondering if I should reset now and root before this upcoming update?
Any info is welcome, thanks!
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Which .apk's have to be "in place" for the update load? All of the Google and Asus ones?
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I think the simple rule of thumb is that anything that cannot be uninstalled the normal way (e.g., through the settings menu without rooting and deleting/renaming .apks) must be present.
Where is the backup file made by Root Keeper saved?
Mine is rooted and su file is saved, but will the OTA delete the restore file when installing the new fw?
Should the Ota RK file be saved on the SD Card instead?
bimbobo said:
Where is the backup file made by Root Keeper saved?
Mine is rooted and su file is saved, but will the OTA delete the restore file when installing the new fw?
Should the Ota RK file be saved on the SD Card instead?
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You will be fine unless you choose to factory data wipe.
I saved a copy on the SD, just in case.
Appreciate the reminder. Rootkeeper looks to be in order and I think all I changed was the build.prop mod and the gps mod. I just put them back to stock so hopefully I'll be okay. Now comes the wait.
For those who forget how to revert to stock i wrote up a quick guide and posted it to OP.
Basically:
Download current FW
Install current FW
Use Wolf's guide to revert
Root
Use OTA rootkeeper
OTA to current version.
Good luck!
If I disabled some apps in app info will that be OK when updating
Or do I have to enable them all again
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